The crash of the Malaysian Airlines liner in eastern Ukraine marks a crossroads in post-Soviet development.
The choice between two models ... ... versus the "nation-state" – has long been a topic of discussion in Russia, but it was foremost an argument for intellectuals. Now a practical answer is... ... them, since no other visions of the future are available yet.
The tragedy of Flight MH17 puts the question squarely. If the blame is placed on the pro-Russian insurgents...
... of UKRAINE works closely with USA and the Regime of Israel. All have a track-record of shooting down Civilian Planes. In 2001 Ukraine “by Mistake” shot down a Russian Civil Airline killing 78 People – women and children included. The United States Navy guided missile cruiser USS ... ... 114 a regularly scheduled flight from Tripoli to Cairo via Benghazi in 1973, killing all but 6 people. Might they done this to MH17 in an attempt to instigate military responses or to distract the world from the atrocities they are committing at home or ...
... Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council discusses criticism of President Vladimir Putin's support for pro-Russian militants in Ukraine who are accused of shooting down Malaysia flight MH 17 , and Putin's failure to insist that the crash area be secured ... ... given unfettered access.
EMMA ALBERICI, PRESENTER: Back to our top story now: the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 which has so enraged the international community.
But Russians are getting an entirely different version of events, including ...
The downing of the Malaysia Airlines MH17 plane on Thursday over Eastern Ukraine catapults the crisis there onto the global plane. Nationals of several countries, more than half of them Dutch, are among ... ... after the Kiev government had moved massively against the separatists, and drove them out of their stronghold in Slavyansk, Russia stepped up cross-border supplies of heavy armaments to the insurgents, in an effort to restore the balance. This has since ...
